--==[ SPLAT! v1.2.3 Path Analysis ]==-- ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Transmitter site: gspnws Site location: 34.8833 North / 82.2203 West (34° 52' 59" N / 82° 13' 13" W) Ground elevation: 951.44 feet AMSL Antenna height: 40.00 feet AGL / 991.44 feet AMSL Distance to kj4ght: 27.66 miles Azimuth to kj4ght: 273.84 degrees Depression angle to kj4ght: -0.1102 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.1028 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Receiver site: kj4ght Site location: 34.9092 North / 82.7074 West (34° 54' 32" N / 82° 42' 26" W) Ground elevation: 1200.79 feet AMSL Antenna height: 20.00 feet AGL / 1220.79 feet AMSL Distance to gspnws: 27.66 miles Azimuth to gspnws: 93.56 degrees Depression angle to gspnws: -0.2901 degrees Depression angle to the first obstruction: -0.0194 degrees ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Longley-Rice path calculation parameters used in this analysis: Earth's Dielectric Constant: 15.000 Earth's Conductivity: 0.005 Siemens/meter Atmospheric Bending Constant (N-units): 301.000 ppm Frequency: 146.520 MHz Radio Climate: 5 (Continental Temperate) Polarization: 1 (Vertical) Fraction of Situations: 50.0% Fraction of Time: 60.0% Transmitter ERP: 35 Watts ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Summary for the link between gspnws and kj4ght: Free space path loss: 108.76 dB Longley-Rice path loss: 159.91 dB Attenuation due to effects of terrain: 51.16 dB Field strength at kj4ght: 6.10 dBuV/meter Voltage produced by a terminated 50 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.54 uV Voltage produced by a terminated 75 ohm 0 dBd gain antenna: 0.66 uV Mode of propagation: Double Horizon, Diffraction Dominant ------------------------------------------------------------------------- Between kj4ght and gspnws, SPLAT! detected obstructions at: 34.9090 N, 82.7038 W, 0.21 miles, 1220.47 feet AMSL 34.9089 N, 82.7029 W, 0.25 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.9089 N, 82.7021 W, 0.30 miles, 1233.60 feet AMSL 34.9064 N, 82.6530 W, 3.09 miles, 1174.54 feet AMSL 34.9063 N, 82.6522 W, 3.14 miles, 1227.03 feet AMSL 34.9063 N, 82.6513 W, 3.18 miles, 1279.53 feet AMSL 34.9062 N, 82.6505 W, 3.23 miles, 1361.55 feet AMSL 34.9062 N, 82.6497 W, 3.28 miles, 1374.67 feet AMSL 34.9053 N, 82.6313 W, 4.32 miles, 1348.43 feet AMSL 34.9052 N, 82.6305 W, 4.36 miles, 1371.39 feet AMSL 34.8931 N, 82.4000 W, 17.46 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8930 N, 82.3992 W, 17.50 miles, 1076.12 feet AMSL 34.8930 N, 82.3983 W, 17.55 miles, 1082.68 feet AMSL 34.8930 N, 82.3975 W, 17.60 miles, 1095.80 feet AMSL 34.8929 N, 82.3967 W, 17.64 miles, 1102.36 feet AMSL 34.8929 N, 82.3958 W, 17.69 miles, 1122.05 feet AMSL 34.8928 N, 82.3950 W, 17.74 miles, 1138.45 feet AMSL 34.8928 N, 82.3942 W, 17.79 miles, 1158.14 feet AMSL 34.8927 N, 82.3933 W, 17.83 miles, 1187.66 feet AMSL 34.8927 N, 82.3925 W, 17.88 miles, 1213.91 feet AMSL 34.8926 N, 82.3917 W, 17.93 miles, 1263.12 feet AMSL 34.8926 N, 82.3908 W, 17.98 miles, 1315.62 feet AMSL 34.8926 N, 82.3900 W, 18.02 miles, 1361.55 feet AMSL Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 1186.00 feet AGL to clear all obstructions detected by SPLAT! Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 5509.00 feet AGL to clear the first Fresnel zone. Antenna at kj4ght must be raised to at least 1998.00 feet AGL to clear 60% of the first Fresnel zone.